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Table III.

Parameters derived from Maxwell model (λ i and G i for i = 1, …, 5) over the ripening of a commercial low-fat soft cheese containing whey proteins.

Ripening time (days) λ1 = 0.01 s1
λ2 = 0.1 s1
λ3 = 1 s1
λ4 = 10 s1
λ5 = 100 s1
R 2
G 1 (Pa)2, 3 G 2 (Pa)2, 3 G 3 (Pa)2, 3 G 4 (Pa)2, 3 G 5 (Pa)2, 3
1 177.4 ± 7.7a 83.4 ± 5.7a 56.6 ± 3.9a 57.9 ± 1.2a 31.5 ± 2.9a 0.99
21 134.5 ± 17.9a 60.8 ± 6.8b 38.6 ± 7.9b 34.1 ± 7.0b 29.4 ± 7.0b 0.99
48 125.9 ± 13.0a 58.1 ± 10.7b 30.1 ± 4.5bc 21.9 ± 3.9bc 28.9 ± 4.8b 0.99
76 77.7 ± 10.5b 38.0 ± 3.0c 23.1 ± 1.5c 20.7 ± 1.8c 14.3 ± 3.1c 0.99
1

Relaxation time of the i th Maxwell element.

2

Relaxation modulus of the i th Maxwell element.

3

Mean values and standard deviations of three samples.

a–c

Mean values with the same letter for each Maxwell element within a column are not significantly different (P < 0.05).